Combination leg-support and carriage.



No. 787,675. 7 PATENTED APR. 18, 1905.

I G. KELLY. COMBINATION LEG SUPPORT AND CARRIAGE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30.1903. RENEWED MAB. 6. 1905.

Patented April 18, 1905.

UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE KELLY, OF MINERALPOINT, WISCONSIN.

COMBINATION LEG-SUPPORT AND CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 787,675, dated April18, 1905.

- Application filed June 30,1903. Renewed March 6, 1905. Serial No.248,657.

1'0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE KELLY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mineralpoint, in the county of Iowa and State of Wisconsin,have invented a new and useful Oombination Leg-Support and Carriage, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a novel leg and foot support orcarriage.

One of the objects of the invention is to construct an attachment in theform of an article of manufacture that may be readily applied by theuser to any ordinary chair and will constitute a comfortableleg-support, permitting the usual rocking motion without interference.

It is well known that many rocking-chairs will creep and move laterallyin rocking; and one of the features of this invention relates to meanswhich permit the leg-support to follow the chair in its variousmovements.

A further object is to provide a structure of the above character whichwhen not employed as aleg-support may be used asachilds carriage or toywagon.

A still further object is to provide a structure that is compactlyfoldable.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of thearticle of manufacture when employed as a leg-support. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view through the same when employed as a car:riage. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view. Fig. 4 is a plan view of thehinge, a portion thereof being shown in section.

In the embodiment illustrated a seat member 10 and a leg-supportingmember 11 are employed. The seat member 10 is constructed to be placedupon the seat of an ordinary chair, as 12, and to this end it comprisesa base-plate 13, having one side upholstered, as

shown at 14. The seat member 10 is preferably long enough to project ashort distance beyond the front edge of the chair-seat, and to thisprojecting end is hinged the leg-supporting member 1 1. Saidleg-supporting member comprises a base-plate 15, suitably upholstered,as shown at 16, and having one end 17 tapered, said end being hinged tothe seat member. The member 11 carries a rail 18, which is secured tothe edge of the same with the exception of the tapered end 17,surrounding the opposite end. Said opposite end is also provided with asuitable handle 19. The end of the leg-supporting member carrying therail has on its under side depending hanger-brackets 20, to the lowerends of which is secured a transverse axle 21, having wheels 22journaled thereon. The tapered end 17 also carries spaced brackets 23,between and to which is journaled another supporting-wheel 24, thewheels'thus being located at the end of the leg member. The hingeconnecting the two members comprisesleaves 25, secured, respectively, tothe base-plates l3 and 15 and having their projecting ends offset, asshown at 26,and provided with alined eyes 27 Through these eyes ispassed a pivot 28, that fits loosely therein, so as to permit thelateral relative play of the hinge members, as will be evident byreference to Fig. 4E. The offset portions 26 of the hinge-leaves arelocated between the adjacent ends of the members and are preferthe lowerend of the leg-supporting memberi The chair can thus be rocked withoutinterference. Moreover, because of the loose con nection between thehinge-leaves, if the chair should creep or move laterally during itsrocking movements the leg member will follow the same Withoutdifficulty. When not Wanted for use, the seat member may be folded uponthe leg-supporting member because of the pcculiar construction of thehinge. The structure may thereupon be used as an ordinary childscarriage or toy wagon.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, andmany advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art Without further description, and it will beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, andminor details of construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. As an article of manufacture, the combination with a leg-supportingmember,of means for movably supporting the member, and means fordetachably connecting the leg-supporting member to an ordinary chair,said means comprising a seat element that detachably rests upon theusual chair-seat.

2. As an article of manufacture, the combination with a leg-supportingmember,of means for supporting one end of the member, and means fordetachably connecting the other end of the member to an ordinary chair,said means comprising a seat element that detachably rests upon theusual chair-seat and is hinged to the said end of the supporting member.

3. In a structure of the class described, the combination with a seatmember constructed to be placed in an ordinary rocking-chair, of aleg-supporting member hinged to the seat member and having a verticaland lateral swinging movement with respect thereto.

4. As an article of manufacture, the combination with a leg-supportingmember, of means for movably supporting one end of the legsupportingmember, and means for detachably connecting the leg-supporting member toan ordinary chair, said connecting means comprising a seat-plate thatdetachably rests upon the usual chair-seat.

5. As an article of manufacture, the combination with a leg supportingmember, of wheels connected to one end of the member for movablysupporting the same, and means for detachably connecting the other endof the leg-supporting member to an ordinary chair, said means comprisingan upholstered seat-plate that detachably rests upon the usualchair-seat and is hinged to the supporting member.

6. In a structure of the class described, the combination with aleg-supporting member, of supports for the member located at the endsthereof, and means for attaching one end of the support to arocking-chair with the support for that end elevated to permit thecombination with a leg-supporting member having wheels at its ends, ofmeans hinged to one end of the support for engaging a chair andsuspending said end with the Wheel carried thereby in spaced relation tothe floor.

8. In a structure of the class described, the combination with aleg-supporting member, of a seat member foldable upon one face of theleg-supporting member, and wheels carried by the opposite face of saidleg-supporting member. I

9. In a structure of the class described, the combination with aleg-supporting member having a tapered end, of means for detachably andhingedly connecting the tapered end to a chair, handles connected to theopposite end of the leg-supporting member, a guard-rail surrounding theend of the member having the handles, said rail terminating short of thetapered end, and supporting means for the legsupporting member, saidsupporting means permitting the movement of the member both whenattached to the chair and when detached therefrom, whereby the structuremay be employed as a childs carriage when detached.

10. In a structure of the class described, the combination with aleg-supporting member, of a seat-supporting member hinged at one end tothe leg-supporting member and foldable upon the same, a handle attachedto the opposite end of the leg-supporting member, and wheels carried bythe under side of the leg-supporting member.

11. In a structure of the class described, the

combination with a cushioned seat member constructed to be placed in andsupported on the seat of an ordinary rocking-chair, of a leg-supportingmember hinged to the seat member and forming a continuation thereof,said leg-supporting member being provided with wheels to traverse thefloor in the rocking movements of the chair.

12. In a structure of the class described, the combination with acushioned seat member constructed to be placed in and supported on theseat of an ordinary rocking-chair, of a leg-supporting member hinged tothe said member and provided with wheels at each end, the wheels at oneend being adapted to trav+ erse the floor in the ordinary rockingmovements of the chair, while the Wheel or Wheels at the other end areelevated above the floor, said seat member being removable from therocking-chair and foldable upon the leg-supporting member, whereby thelatter may serve as a childs carriage when used separately from therocking-chair.

13. In a structure of the class described, the combination with acushioned seat member constructed to be placed on the seat of anordinary rockingchair, of a leg-supporting the ordinary rockingmovements of the chair, my own I have hereto aflixed my signature insaid seat member being adapted to be removed the presence of twoWitnesses. from the chair and folded on top of the legsupporting member.whereby the latter may GEORGE KELLY 5 be used as an article of furnitureseparately Witnesses:

from the chair. PHIL ALLEN; J r.,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as FRANK E. HANSCOM.

